Spanish Office
We are active. Our lawyers form a winning team
Athletes, artists and organisations in the fields of culture, sport and entertainment receive outstanding representation with us on all legal issues affecting their activities. Our clients not only include a wide range of well-known clubs, sports federations, event organisers and producers, media, artists and athletes but also financial institutions, suppliers, sponsors and rights managers in financing, supply, sponsorship, sale or licensing transactions.
At act legal Spain, we are aware of the evolution these sectors have undergone. The emergence of OTT platforms and the implementation of technologies such as virtual reality and AI are transforming the experience of millions of users and fans around the world. This technological transformation is opening the door to a new way of doing things.
Our Services
Contracts for athletes with clubs, suppliers or intermediaries. Defence before various disciplinary committees or sports tribunals, both national and international. Advice on the bidding process for the designation of venues for sporting events. Prevention of crimes and identification of legal risks in the management of sports entities.
360° advice on audiovisual, theatre and musical productions, video games and eSports. Trusted partner of production companies, distributors, record labels, music and literary publishers and individual artists. Clearance reports. Contracts for artists with production companies, record labels, and representatives. Contracts with authors, technical and creative staff, audiovisual content providers, and OTT platforms. National and international co-production contracts. Production Services Agreements. Pre-sale rights contracts. Rights option contracts. Development contracts. Script contracts. Prevention of crimes and identification of legal risks in the management of audiovisual companies.
Protection of intangible assets. Support in obtaining European grants and funds aimed particularly at the sports, entertainment and culture sectors. Contracts for the transfer and management of image rights, sponsorship and merchandising. Contracts for the audiovisual broadcasting of sporting and cultural events. Advice on the acquisition or transfer of rights for commercialisation through products derived from digitalisation in sport and the arts. Advice on the bidding process for the designation of venues for cultural events.
Planning and optimisation of taxation for athletes and artists, designing efficient tax structures. Obtaining declarations of events of special public interest and other tax advantages.
